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Prince Saud Al-Faisal meets Norwegian Parliament members
Oslo, November 22, SPA -- Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Saudi Foreign
Minister, met here yesterday with Norwegian Parliament members.
During the meeting, Prince Saud asserted the importance of the
initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, calling for
dialogue among religions and cultures.
The initiative aims at promoting the culture of peace and harmony
among peoples of various religions and cultures through dialogue
based on common human values and principles of religions, cultures
and civilizations that call for the good and reject evil.
He pointed out that the most important factor of convergence among
cultures and civilizations is human communication among peoples of
the World which enables them to understand the cultures of each
other.
Prince Saud spoke about the problems afflicting the region, pointing
out that the problem of the Middle East is the center of these
problems at the same time it is the solution to many of these
problems. He called for redoubling the efforts to push peace process
in the region in accordance with the agreed basis which is based on
the principles and resolutions of the international legitimacy as
well as the assurances and understandings of Annapolis.
The Foreign Minister held Israel responsible for the faltering of the
peace process through its repressive policies against the Palestinian
people, the expansion of settlements and building more of them. This
led to dividing the occupied Palestinian territories and putting a
major obstacle to the international trend to establish an independent
Palestinian state.
Prince Saud said that the Arab side has carried out all its
commitments by approving peace as a strategic option. The Arab side
made successive initiatives from the eight-point initiative of late
King Fahd bin Abdulaziz in 1982 to the initiative of the Custodian of
the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for
comprehensive peace in return for full withdrawal adopted by the Arab
summit held in Beirut in 2002.
In this context, Prince Saud asserted that the initiative is
comprehensive, integrated and indivisible.
Minister, met here yesterday with Norwegian Parliament members.
During the meeting, Prince Saud asserted the importance of the
initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, calling for
dialogue among religions and cultures.
The initiative aims at promoting the culture of peace and harmony
among peoples of various religions and cultures through dialogue
based on common human values and principles of religions, cultures
and civilizations that call for the good and reject evil.
He pointed out that the most important factor of convergence among
cultures and civilizations is human communication among peoples of
the World which enables them to understand the cultures of each
other.
Prince Saud spoke about the problems afflicting the region, pointing
out that the problem of the Middle East is the center of these
problems at the same time it is the solution to many of these
problems. He called for redoubling the efforts to push peace process
in the region in accordance with the agreed basis which is based on
the principles and resolutions of the international legitimacy as
well as the assurances and understandings of Annapolis.
The Foreign Minister held Israel responsible for the faltering of the
peace process through its repressive policies against the Palestinian
people, the expansion of settlements and building more of them. This
led to dividing the occupied Palestinian territories and putting a
major obstacle to the international trend to establish an independent
Palestinian state.
Prince Saud said that the Arab side has carried out all its
commitments by approving peace as a strategic option. The Arab side
made successive initiatives from the eight-point initiative of late
King Fahd bin Abdulaziz in 1982 to the initiative of the Custodian of
the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for
comprehensive peace in return for full withdrawal adopted by the Arab
summit held in Beirut in 2002.
In this context, Prince Saud asserted that the initiative is
comprehensive, integrated and indivisible.
